The story of a boys childhood dream come true

Thank you @dallasg

It took me a while to plan and execute, and reading through this thread, it seems like it all happened in a weekend. Its was hard work, but it is all worth all the time and effort as soon as you see a delicate anemone or SPS thriving in a once inhospitable environment... )and it looks great!
 
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trust me i know, took me 8 months to get mine right....
 
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Did 50% water changes daily and used hydrogen peroxide 40 - 4ml/100L every 4 hours or so to try and keep every thing alive. The biggest problem faced was to get movement in the water in order to get the oxygenated water to the corals. I used a battery operated air pump with a large ball airstone that I moved around to create movement.

On the second day I had to go out and purchase a generator. And ultimately, I think that is what saved most of the corals.

So all I can say for the time being, make sure that you have a back up plan for an electrical crisis. And have a plan B in place! A UPS system will only keep you going for so long. What do you do when the UPS runs out?
 
Sorry to hear about the power outage, at least you managed to save most of your stock. Your tank looks like it recovered and filling out nicely. Hopefully it is smooth sailing from here :)
 
Looking really good man, dig the DIY overflow chamber, good idea using perspex. Your return lines seem quite deep in the tank, with the water level in the sump quite high, have you tested it when you cut the return that the sump doesnt overflow?
 
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